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The Last Angel of History
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The Last Angel of History is a sci-fi documentary about Africa, history and memory. Legend has it that in the 1930s itinerant blues man Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in order to play the blues. What Johnson got in return for his soul was a black secret: technology which would produce the history of black music. 200 years into the future another itinerant figure, the Data Thief, sells his soul for the knowledge of his future. (source: Sabzian) The movie is featuring Afrofuturist key figures such as Samuel R. Delaney and Octavia Butler.
Directed by John Akomfrah Produced by Black Audio Film Collective (in association with Channel Four Television and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) Camera David Scott Music Trevor Mathison Editor Justin Amsden Distributed by Icarus Films Featuring George Clinton, Nichelle Nichols, Derrick May, Juan Atkins, DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, Greg Tate, Kodwo Eshun, Samuel R. Delany, Octavia E. Butler, Ishmael Reed, Bernard A. Harris Jr
